David Stapp is a pilot. He loves aviation. He loves planes and flying. Until recently the headquarters for the enterprise he founded, and is president of — Peregrine…
Commerce
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that their next Business After Hours will be held Thursday, Oct. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., hosted by Peregrine Turbine Technologies, LLC.…
The Boothbay Railway Village invites families to celebrate the bounty of autumn at an old-fashioned, family-friendly festival on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2.…
A scarecrow contest, Halloween costume contest, and a block dance party with trick-or-treating will add to Wiscasset’s October fun, as the town expands its fall traditions with help from the…
Tamara Lilly worked renting rooms in Edgecomb for a succession of business owners, until about six years ago. On Thursday night, Sept. 15, she praised the Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce for…
Think having breakfast in a Mexican restaurant is weird?
Think again.
A new little restaurant in…
Rogers Hardware in Bath will be holding their annual Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help support Make-A-Wish Maine. All proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets,…
Interior designers, painters and others are busy preparing St. Andrew’s Parish House in Newcastle for a Design Showhouse, the church’s community outreach…
Federal dollars are no longer in play for Maine Department of Transportation’s plans for Wiscasset’s downtown, according to an email a federal staff member has sent a member of the Wiscasset…
The next Wiscasset Area Chamber After Hours will be held Sept. 15 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln County Regional Planning office, 297 Bath Road, across from Big Al’s. The event, co-hosted…
The Wiscasset General Store isn't exactly in downtown Wiscasset. It's what some might call out in the boonies, but in reality it's less than a five-minute drive from…
Wiscasset downtown project
Town Planner Ben Averill told Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission Vice Chairman Jib Fowles repeatedly Sept. 1, Fowles’ motion opposing the loss of parking on Main Street was not valid.
…A data breach planning workshop for non-technology managers has been scheduled for Sept. 14 in Wiscasset to help local businesses and non-profit organizations plan…
The places Pokemon Go is going in Wiscasset garnered mixed reactions from Waterfront Committee members Aug. 25. Harbor Master Preston Dunning filled them in on locations that have emerged as gyms…
Town of Newcastle and Maine Department of Transportation
Back in 2005, a little body of water in Newcastle was suddenly changed forever, literally overnight.
Sherman Lake, which had been a dammed body of water near Route One, suddenly became “…
Wiscasset Planning Board
Ryan Chadwick has restaurants around the country and plans to open his next one at 211 Main Street, as the Grey Lady Inn, serving New England seafood. It will also be…
A feasibility study is the likely next step in exploring the idea of getting a grocery store into downtown Wiscasset, an organizer of the effort said.
Participants last met March 15. Lucia…
A question of competition on the Wiscasset waterfront will go unanswered this year as a proposed vendor has pulled its request for pier space. Petersville Furniture and Home Decor of Gardiner had…
Owners of all British and European sports and touring cars are invited to enter the 15th annual Camden Foreign Car Show. The event, sponsored by the…
The Maine Antiques Dealers Association is pleased to announce the 19th annual Coastal Maine Antiques Show. Join us on Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for this indoor and outdoor event at…
Rising Tide Community Market is currently offering its summer Member-Owner Appreciation Week, which started Saturday, Aug. 13 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 20.…
Maine Department of Transportation
Businessman Paul Coulombe and Danielle Betts of Knickerbocker Group held a community meeting at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Aug. 10 to discuss the upcoming ballot measure on the Route 27 corridor…
Damariscotta artist Debra Arter is presenting a collection of prints, paintings, and collages in the lobby of The First National Bank in Damariscotta through the end of August. Her interest in…
Wiscasset Planning Board
As long as she can show she has the parking for it, Desiree Bailey can grow her Possibilities Salon, the Wiscasset Planning Board decided Monday night. The board passed Bailey’s site plan for…
Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission member Jib Fowles told state and federal staff Aug. 4, Wiscasset’s downtown has been a beautiful, viable commercial center for nearly 300 years,…
“Welcome to my table.” That’s what Christine Schweighauser will greet you with when you go to her new restaurant at 1 Taco Alley in Damariscotta. That’s because the main table in the dining area…
Members of the Wiscasset Waterfront Committee said July 28, they wouldn’t want to turn away someone who wants to bring their business to town, but they also wouldn’t want the business to compete…
Oysters have become one of the most coveted of Maine seafoods.
A true connoisseur of oysters claims he or she can discern intimate…
The Marston House in Wiscasset is, at least to some locals, a well-kept secret. It's one of those gems that we take for granted…
Montsweag Roadhouse on Route One in Woolwich is for sale.
The landmark restaurant is listed with SVN The Urbanek Group, a member of the New England Commercial Property Exchange NECPE. A…
Summer 2016
Caroline Clark has been traveling through Wiscasset to get to New Harbor and other places about 80 years, but never stopped at the waterfront. She’s always wanted to and on Sunday, her 86th…
Home values in Maine are rising at a healthy pace, according to statistics released by the Maine Association of Realtors. Realtors across the state of Maine…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
With a used police cruiser now a no-go for Wiscasset Municipal Airport, manager Frank Costa’s search for other wheels continues. He’s been using his own 2016 Ford F150 truck for some of his work,…
Lucia Droby lives in a veritable garden of wonders. Her home, on Pleasant Street in Wiscasset, looks out over a courtyard full of delightful garden accessories, some old, some new, a variety of…
Jimmy Hanna has been around the harbor for a long time. He came to Boothbay Harbor in 1972 to play guitar and sing at Rocktide Inn for two nights. He never left.
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Hodgdon Yachts Services is excited to announce that gas and diesel fuel are now available for purchase at Hodgdon Marina (formerly…
A local property owner’s reference to school choice in an online ad is drawing criticism from Alna selectmen. On July 13, they decided to send Judith Fossel a registered letter stating the town…
Wiscasset Planning Board
It's blue skies ahead for Coastal Enterprises' (CEI) next move to tap the sun for energy at Deer Ridge Apartments. A project to add more solar trackers met with no resistance, passing unanimously…
On the off chance anyone thinks Wiscasset is lacking for interesting, new shops or galleries, it isn't.
There are new businesses (…
Everyone who loves their pets wants to be reassured that they're in the best care possible when they can't care for them themselves.
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A licensed Reiki therapist is considering opening a treatment center in Edgecomb. Jenna Alphonse, a Plymouth, Massachusetts native, moved to Maine recently with her boyfriend and is looking to set…
Dana Browne-Spinney makes aprons.
Sounds a little old-fashioned and boring, doesn't it.
But PaperDoll Aprons aren't old-fashioned, and they're anything but boring. These aprons are not…
CASTINE —The Hagerty Education Program at America’s Car Museum has awarded a second grant of $5,000 in funding to Maine Maritime Academy…
Wiscasset held its first art walk of the summer June 30. Now in its fourth year, the event was well -attended and shop owners and entertainers were in festive moods on…
Wiscasset just keeps getting better!
Beelicious, “A sweet little market,” opened its doors recently at 64 Main Street.…
Open doors and lively sidewalks will greet visitors to the first Wiscasset Art Walk of 2016 on Thursday, June 30, from 5-8 p.m. In addition to Wiscasset village’s…
For a small business owner, it was one-stop shopping of the very best kind when the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) hosted a small business forum June 21 at its Wiscasset…
Healthy Lincoln County
The Healthy Lincoln County Substance Use Prevention Partnership held a meeting Tuesday, June 21, to examine the proposed initiative legalizing marijuana in Maine that will appear on November’s…
